IWMC
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Island
Waste Management Corporation
Island Waste Management Corporation (IWMC) is a provincial Crown Agency that
manages, administers and provides solid waste management services province-wide,
including operating or overseeing the East Prince Waste Management Facility,
the Central Compost Facility, the Energy from Waste Facility, and the Waste
Watch Drop-Off Centers. IWMC is also responsible for the Waste Watch Program,
a mandatory source-separation waste management system that operates throughout
PEI.
The Waste Watch Program treats waste as a resource by sorting
it into recyclables, compostables, and residual waste materials.
Items such as paper, plastics, metal and glass are recycled,
organics such as food and yard waste are composted, and remaining
residuals are disposed of to landfill or incinerator. Based
on past experience, it is anticipated that the diversion of
material away from landfill or incineration will be in the
65% range for 2003.
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